In 2015, there were important developments in New Jersey employment law. This newsletter examines some of those developments in ten key areas— background checks, whistleblowing, paid sick leave, wage and hour, Law Against...more
1/13/2016
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Credit Checks ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Duty of Loyalty ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
NJ Supreme Court ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Workplace Injury
Last week, in Aguas v. New Jersey, No. A-35-13 (Feb. 11, 2015), New Jersey’s high court embraced the federal Faragher-Ellerth defense for claims alleging vicarious liability for supervisory sexual harassment under New...more
In Mandel v. M & Q Packaging Corp., No. 11-3913, 2013 WL 141890 (3d Cir. Jan. 14, 2013), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit "clarified" the application of the continuing violation doctrine as defined by the U.S....more